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I am currently studying on languages at Ahuntsic College. I'm learning new languages like advanced Spanish and basic German. I also study French and English. The languages program gives others courses related to languages, like Obras: cine, literatura y arte and also les objects cultures en langues, monde et cultures. These courses gives students the chance to study more than just languages by teaching them things like art, literature and culture related to the languages they are learning. Languages gives a lot of opportunity for the students in the future and these choices are some of them.Choice 1: I decide to go to university when I get my diploma in languages
Choice 2: I decide to travel to another country to learn more languages
Choice 3: I decide to do internship after I get my diploma from Ahuntsic College
Scene 1.
I decided to go to university, but there are a lot of choices. I decided to look for the one that could give me the best opportunity for the future in languages. I want to study in this field of study at university too and this is why I want to choose my university based on the best program related to languages. I have choose between 2 University in Montreal, the university of Montreal and the university of Laval. I also chose one university I Germany. This university have a partnership with Ahuntsic College that gives Montreal's student the opportunity to study in Germany when they finish college. This university can offer me a lot of advantages for the future and also help me improve my skills in German but also in English.Choice 1: I decide to go to university of Laval
Choice 2: I decide to go to university of Montreal
Choice 3: I decide to go to university in Germany
Scene 2.
I decided to apply to Laval's university and now I have to choose between two programs so I can get a certificate or a master's degree . The first one is a BA in education and the second one is a master in translation and terminology, after my translator certificate. By getting any of these I can be a language teacher in high school and later in university, or become a translator. These two options are great because they are language- related . You can learn new languages and improve the ones you already know, so in the end you can teach them as a professor or, translate documents, or many others things.Choice 1: I applied in Laval' University to get a teaching certificate
Choice 2: I applied in Laval's university to get a master in translation and terminology
Scene 3.
I decided to apply to get a BA in education and I got accepted a few weeks later. I just started my first semester and I have a lot of courses not really related to languages, but that are still interesting. I have really good grades and I'm sure that I made the correct choice for my future profession. I will have during my studies, a lot of internship in high school where I would be able to learn on the job and these internship will also help me to be sure that this is what I want to do later.The BA I choose offers me opportunity to teach at high school but also in college and university later if I continue to study and get a master and a PhD. I can also continue to study and get a teaching certificate and teach other languages as second languages.
Choice 1: I decide to continue my studies and get a teaching certificate to teach a second language
Choice 2: I decide to continue my studies and get a master and then a PhD
Scene 4.
After I finally got my BA in education, I continued studying to get a teaching certificate to be able to teach second languages. I will finish my studies in a few months and I am currently looking for a job as a second language's teacher in high school so I will have a job as soon as I get my diploma.Start again: I am now sure that I did the right choice and I hope to find a job soon.
Scene 5.
After my BA in education I continued my studies to get a master and a PhD to become a language's professor at college. During my studies I did an internship at Ahuntsic College and the human resources offered me a job after my diploma because they were impressed by my hard work.Start again: I obtained a job after my internship at a college after I got my diploma.
Scene 6.
I decided to apply to get a master in translation and terminology in Laval's University after I got my translator certificate. Unfortunately I did not got accepted and I decided to apply again for the next semester and I finally got accepted. I like the classes I have, even through I had lost one semester. I have lots of courses related to translation and in every sphere of life, like sciences, economic and also social sciences. To get this master we also have to do two internships, one in translation and one in terminology. This help us to be sure about our choices for our future job and also have an on-the-job training, which gives us opportunity to gain experience and work in a real environment job.Choice 1: I did not like the translator job after the internship
Choice 2: I decided to continue my studies and I got my PhD in translation and terminology
Scene 7.
I decided to continue my studies to get a PhD in translation and terminology and I just got hired by a company based in Montreal and I'm able to work from my house. Unfortunately I was not got hired by the company where I was an intern, but this job offers me lots of good advantages like a great salary.Start again: I'm happy with the job I actually have.
Scene 8.
I decide to leave the program just after my last internship in terminology because I realize that it was not a job for me. I decided that university was too much for me at this moment and I decided to take n year off to do something else.Start again: When I left my program, I decided to take one year off .
Scene 9.
I decided to apply to Montreal's university and now I have to choose between two programs so I could get a certificate. I decided to study more languages and get my certificate of a specific language. I now have to choose between Italian or continue my studies to improve the Spanish and German I already learn in college. By getting any of these certificate I could be an interpreter in the language I choose to study, in this case Spanish/German or Italian. I could also be a modern language teacher or a literary director. These two options are great because they are language- related. You can learn new languages which is amazing.Choice 1: I decide to choose Italian and learn a new language
Choice 2: I decide to choose Spanish and improve my skills in this language
Scene 10.
I applied to get a certificate in minor Italian studies. I received a positive answer form the university. I finally went and I learned Italian, which is a beautiful language. I have a lot of courses like how to speak and write Italian but also a lot of courses related to the story of Italy, the history, the culture, the art and literature and much more. It's really an interesting program and I love it.Choice 1: I really liked my Italian studies and I decided to visit Italy
Choice 2: I really liked my Italian studies and I decided to get another certificate in another language
Scene 11.
I decided to take on year off after I got my certificate in minor Italian studies so I could go visit Italy, where I spent a year and it was such an amazing trip. I had the chance to improve my skills in this language by spending time with Italian people and I had the chance to meet so many people that helped me with my Italian. I also got the chance to visit Rome,Venice and also Milan. In Rome, I went to visit the Pantheon and the Colosseum. I am planning on going back there because I surely did not have the chance to visit everything and also to continue my studies so I could possibly become and interpreter from Italian to French later.Start again: I will go back to Italy to continue my studies.
Scene 12.
After I got my certificate in minor Italian studies I decided to get another language certificate and I decided to choose Arabic. I really loved to learn about all this new language and the related stuff so I decided to learn another language and I am currently studying in minor Arabic studies in Montreal's university and I love it as much as I loved my Italian studies. I now want to become an interpreter in these two languages. In my free time, I give french courses to new Canadian people from Italy.Start again: I got another minor language studies certificate and help people improve their French and I want to later find a job as interpreter.
Scene 13.
I decided to apply in Montreal's university to get a minor German studies certificate. I did receive a positive answer but at the last minute I decided to change my mind and apply to get a minor Hispanic study so I could improve my Spanish language skills. I also received a positive answer and I did not change my mind for this program. I have a lot of courses that help me learn the different culture and way to talk that change depending on the country and it is very practical.Choice 1: I want to become a literary director when I get my certificate
Choice 2: I want to buy a library specialized in Hispanic literature
Scene 14.
When I finished my study I got engaged as an assistant in a publishing house called Les Editions de Vermilion based in Ontario so I had to move form Montreal. I am looking to get a higher position in this publishing house, probably as a project manager and in a few years maybe I will be a literary editor specialized in Hispanic literature.Start again: In a few years I am planning to get a higher position in this publishing house.
Scene 15.
When I finished my studies I decided to start my own business and opened a library. I decided to open a library specialized in Hispanic books but also in other languages like German, Arabic, English and lots more so people in Montreal can discover the beauty of other languages books. I have different kind of books like essay, narrative story and many others. I am looking to expend my business in another province in Canada.Start again: I am currently working in my library.
Scene 16.
Since I am going to have my diploma at the end of this semester, I have to decide what I want to do next. I decided to go to university in another country (I choose Germany) and this gives me a lot of advantages : I can learn directly in Germany the language, I can visit and travel another country and it also gives me the chance to meet German people and many mores. Ahuntsic College have a partnership that allows Montreal's students to pass an exam called Deutsches Sprachdiplom 1 (diplôme de niveau B1) and university to Germany recognized this exam as valid so it gives the opportunity to students to go in Germany finish their study. I decided to pass this exam so I could go to Germany.Choice 1: I applied in an University in Berlin
Choice 2: I applied in an University in Munich
Scene 17.
I decided to apply in a University in Berlin. This university is called : Freie Universität Berlin. This university offers multiple programs and lots of choices for degrees and it is also one of the 4 bests university in Berlin and one of the most important. for the language programs we have lots of option that depends on the time we want to spend at school. For example, Level A2 corresponds to about three years, Level B1 to about five years, Level B2 to about six years, and Level C1 to at least nine years to be completed. I now have to options : I can choose level A2 or level C1 to have a complete formation about modern language.Choice 1: I choose Level A2
Choice 2: I choose Level C1
Scene 18.
I have completed my three years and I finished University. I got engaged as a teacher for small classes in elementary school to teach modern language and I teach them French and German. I love working with kids and I don't want to go back to Montreal.Start again: I finished University and got engaged as a teacher in Germany.
Scene 19.
I have completed my nine years in Level C1 successfully and I finished University with good grades. I got engaged as an interpreter form a huge company in Germany. I meet many people form other country and translate things from French and English to German. I make it easy for the company to communicate with their clients form other country and also with the future clients. I love working with this company because I feel like I am a part of it and I don't want to go back to Montreal.Start again: I really liked to study in Germany and I also love to work here.
Scene 20.
I decided to apply in a University in Munich. This University is named : Université Louis-et-Maximilien de Munich. This University is one of the best in Europe and there is also 32 noblest that went in this university to study. I now have to choose between two programs : Phonetics and speech processing (Bachelor) or Communication science (Bachelor).Choice 1: I decided to go in Phonetics and speech processing
Choice 2: I decided to go in Communication science
Scene 21.
While I was studying in the Phonetics and speech processing program I realized that this program was made for me and I decide to continue. When I had my six semester done I decided to come back to Canada and find a work related to my studies.Start again: I came back to Canada and found a job.
Scene 22.
While I was studying in Communication science in Germany I had to do an internship of 400 hours and it's like this that I realized that I want to do something else. This is why I decided to change and study another language in Germany. I also decided to stay in Germany because I really loved the country.Start again: I changed my mind and decided to study Japanese.
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Scene 23.
When I get my diploma, at the end of this year, I will have to do something that will have an impact on my future. I had the choice and I decided that I wanted to take one year off after college and travel. I like to travel, to see new country and meet people. It is related to my filed of study because travelling is the best way to learn new languages and practice them and also be in a total immersion. There is so many beautiful and interesting country to visit but I could only choose between three country. It also gives the chance to explore the world and to see different culture and way to live and this is the path I want to follow.Choice 1: I decided to go to Dubai
Choice 2: I decided to go to Greece
Choice 3: I decided to go to Portugal
Scene 24.
I decided to take one year off and travel. I also choose to go to Dubai. Dubai is a very beautiful country and it is the Capital of Emirates of Dubai, which is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It's a country that really developed the business around tourism, real estate and also aviation. They have build in the past few years a lot of new tourists attraction and they are also known for their giant constructions. I want to visit Dubai because I want to give me the opportunity to travel and see this beautiful country and also because it can give me opportunity to work outside Canada.Choice 1: I am going only for visit
Choice 2: I am going to meet people who can help me get a work there
Scene 25.
I decided to visit Dubai as a tourist and I spent six months over there. I really loved the country and I visited many places like the Dubai Mall and small souk. I had the chance to visit the artificial Island, the Palm Islands, that has the form of a palm and The World, who has the same form as the map of the world. I also visited the highest building on the world called Burn Khalifa. I now have to choose if I want to go back to Canada or if I want to stay in this country for longer than one month because I rally loved it and I did not have the chance to visit everything.Choice 1: I choose to stay longer
Choice 2: I choose to go back to Canada
Scene 26.
Just after I decided to stay in Dubai for longer, I meet someone that helped me learn Arabic. I went to classes to learn Arabic with a professional teacher and it helped me even more. This is why I stayed in Dubai for one more year. I also found a job in a souk in my free time because it was easy for me to speak English and I learn Arabic too, the language of the country, and that really helped me find this job. I really appreciate my trip to Dubai even if I did not plan to stay this long and I felt like it was a really good and positive experience in my life that also had positive effects in my life here in Canada.Start again: I appreciate my trip and it was a positive experience for me.
Scene 27.
After I decided to go back to Canada, I felt like a part of me was missing and I realized that I wanted to go back to Dubai. Unfortunately, I did not have the money to go live in Dubai so I waited one and a half years to go back and put money aside for it. I am currently planning my next trip to Dubai and the places I want to visit.Start again: I am planning my next trip in Dubai.
Scene 28.
I decided to spend one year in Dubai for work because I knew someone who had contacts in Dubai and I choose to go work there because it's a growing country that always need new employees. I met lots of people who work in the development of the country and especially the tourism area and I founded a job in a touristic hotel because they were looking for people who knew more than one language. I had the chance to learn a little bit of Arabic and also of Indonesian. I have to decide if I want to stay in Dubai to build my career or come back in Canada.Choice 1: I decide to stay and build my career in Dubai
Choice 2: I decide to leave Dubai and put this in my CV
Scene 29.
After I spent one year in a touristic hotel named Raffles Dubai as the director's assistant, I decided to stay in Dubai to build my career. After five years of good work, I got a promotion and I became the assistant manager of several hotels. By spending time with my manager I had the opportunity to learn how to speak the language of the country and meet lots of new people and make contacts. I spend my time visiting hotel to help them improves theirs sales and finds ways to communicate in better ways with the customers and I am also the manager of the marketing section and I translate publicity and others documents for my manager.Start again: I don't have time because I spent it at work and I like it this way. I would like in the future to open my own hotel.
Scene 30.
I decided to go back to Canada. When I came back here, I decided to move in Ontario since my English became better than my English when I was in Dubai. I applied in three hotels to get a job as manager. Two hotels called me back and I finally chose to go work for the on that had the best feedback and it was one of the best decisions I took.Start again: I moved to Ontario and working in another country really helped me get a job back in Canada.
Scene 31.
I decide to go in Portugal. I chose this country because I think that it's a real challenge and also thought that it could be an enriching trip and it could only be a positive experience in my life. Portugal is a country near Spain where they also speak Spanish and this is why I choose Portugal. I chose it because It would be a good way to improve my skills in Spanish in a real learning environment. So, I have to pick between two options : I go to Portugal as a visitor or I go to Portugal as a volunteer.Choice 1: I pick the option : I go to Portugal as a visitor
Choice 2: I pick the option : I go to Portugal as a volunteer
Scene 32.
On of my motivation to go to Portugal as a visitor was to be in a real learning environment. I really wanted to improve my skills in Spanish and I thought that this could be an easy way to learn more. I wanted my trip to be half funny and for myself and the other half more like a language study holidays. This is what I did. I visited lots of touristic attractions half of the time I spent there like the Mosteiro of Jéronimos, the Oceanário de Lisboa, the historic monument Torre de Bélem and many mores. I also spent the other half in a school in Lisbonne, for a language study holidays.Choice 1: I want to stay more in Portugal to learn more about the city and Spanish
Choice 2: I want to leave Portugal to go to Spain and finish my language study holidays over there
Scene 33.
I decided to stay in Portugal to learn more about the city and the people who live there. I want to be perfectly trilingual when I leave from here to go back to Canada.Start again: I chose to stay in Portugal as much as I need to be perfectly trilingual.
Scene 34.
I decided to stay a little longer in Portugal and learn more about Spanish. I also decided to travel more and go to Spain directly after and do another language study holidays. I improved my Spanish and now that I am back to Montreal I am looking for a job that could give me opportunity to travel somewhere else and where I could use my knowledge in Spanish as an advantage.Start again: I am looking for a job that can give me opportunity.
Scene 35.
I decided to go to Portugal as a volunteer to help people and this was the most rewarding trip I ever made. Helping people in need is really important and it is a valuable experience. It taught me values I lost in the past years and it helped me recovering them. You can learn a lot about yourself and also about other when you are a volunteer et you can just get advantages by being a volunteer. It helps them a lot and make you feel proud to have made a difference. I did voluntary work in an orphanage teaching French to kids and I also did a lot of work in an office as translator and interpreter between the tourist and the Portuguese.Choice 1: I want to help them more from Montreal
Choice 2: I want to help them more and stay in Portugal
Scene 36.
Being a volunteer to help people who need it was so inspiring for me that I decided to organize my own trip to Portugal. I want to start with this country and then organize more trip to poor country. I would love to sensitize young people to this about this project.Start again: I am planning on organizing my own trip to Portugal.
Scene 37.
I decided after I went to help them that I was really proud of me after I did this and this I why I stayed to help them more. I did some voluntary work in an orphanage and I was teaching French children over there. They all got good grades and put so much efforts in their work and I decided to stay longer and help them increase their knowledge in languages.Start again: I decided to stay here for one more year to help them as a volunteer.
Scene 38.
My third choice is Greece. I always wanted to visit Greece because I think that this country have a strong story. I always loved the history about the Greek gods and the story behind every historic monument like the Parthenon or the Acropole d'Athens. I would like to go in Greece to know more about the history of the country and the history of the Greek gods. I want to see the beauty of Greece and do a learning tour.Choice 1: I want to go in Greece to learn about the country
Choice 2: I want to go in Greece to learn Greek
Scene 39.
I decided to go to Greece to visit the country and learn more about what makes its history. It was really an interesting trip and I felt really good to finally be able to see Greece and the country. I would definitely come back again, because you can never be in Greece for too long you always have things to do and visit and it is really beautiful and different from Canada.Choice 1: I will come back in Greece again
Choice 2: I want to come bak in Greece
Scene 40.
I decided to go back in Greece and I decided to move there and I am happy with my decision. Since I moved here, I know a little bit how to speak Greek and I'm working in a museum, which is very funny and I am always learning about how special and interesting Greece is.Start again: I am working in a museum and I moved in Greece.
Scene 41.
I really found the country beautiful and I want to go back. For now, I can't really go back because I am studying Greek in Montreal in languages specialized school and I am waiting to get my diploma to go again.Start again: I am planning on going back to Greece one day.
Scene 42.
After my trip in Greece I realized that it was time for me to go back to Montreal. I have to decide if I want to stay in Montreal or go back to Greece and also what I was going to do afterChoice 1: I want to finish my study in Montreal
Choice 2: I want to finish my study in Greece
Scene 43.
After my trip to Greece I came back to Montreal and I went back to school. I finished University with a diploma in international relation. This diploma will give me the chance to travel a lot and also to work and meet with people around the world.Start again: I liked going to Greece but I will not go back again because I realized I really liked it here.
Scene 44.
I chose to go to the university in Greece because I liked the country and what it has to give me. When I finished them I came back ton Montreal and I directly applied for a job that needed someone trilingual. I received a positive answer few weeks later and I have been working for two years at the Airport.Start again: I am working as a trilingual in the airport for Air Canada.
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Scene 45.
When I finish college, I would like to do an internship. I don`t want to go to university either travel for now. I need to put money aside so I can continue my studies or travel or do other things I would like to do later. For now, I am looking for internships in different area but still related to languages. I would like to do an internship because being an intern will give me advantages like an real work environment, job offer at the end of my studies, to meet and create new contact for the job and intern can also be referred to other company by the one you do the internship in and lots more.Choice 1: I do an internship in China
Choice 2: I do an internship in Romania
Choice 3: I do an internship in Philippines
Scene 46.
I decided to do an internship in China. I want to learn Chinese and the internship is one month. I will be leaving to do this internship and see if I like this language and then stay to work or if I don`t like it so I`ll have to come back to Montreal and decide something else.Choice 1: I like learning Chinese and I am trying to find a job
Choice 2: I do not like learning Chinese so I come back to Montreal
Scene 47.
I love learning Chinese and I finally decided to stay in China. I now have to find a job well paid in a company and I applied in different company. I got called by the human resources of a well-known company called Zara and they ask me for an interview. They were looking for so someone who could help them and facilitate the exchange between the company and the clients at the head office in China. 10 days later they gave me an answer.Choice 1: They hired me at Zara
Choice 2: They did not hired me at Zara
Scene 48.
I got hired by Zara at their head office and I am working directly with the clients of the company and it helps me improve my skills in Chinese.Start again: I am planning on getting a promotion.
Scene 49.
Unfortunately, I did not got hired by Zara for their head office. But I did got hired by another company called H&M as a visuel for the head office and I`m planning on getting a job related to international relations.Start again: I am currently working at the head office of H&M.
Scene 50.
I did not like learning Chinese in China because of the environment and it was really far from my actual life so I decided to leave and come back to Montreal. Also Chinese is not an easy language to learn and I was difficult for myself and my grades suffered. Still that I liked being in China, but I felt like it was not adapted for me and this is how I found out I did not like the complicated languages.Choice 1: I left China, and I decided to go to university
Choice 2: I left China, and I decided that I was going to work
Scene 51.
I came back to Montreal and I applied to an university in Montreal in modern languages.Start again: I went back to university and I am now studying modern languages.
Scene 52.
I came back to Montreal and I got hired as a tutor after I got my diploma from college. I help children in elementary school and high school with French and English.Start again: I like working with kids and I love helping them. I plan on going to University to become an official teacher.
Scene 53.
I decided to do an internship in Romania. I wanted to improve my English and there is such a mysterious story around this country and the internship only last one month. I will be leaving to do this internship and see if I like this language. It is certain that I will be coming back to Montreal because I am only going for one month.Choice 1: My English is now better and I decided to stay in Montreal
Choice 2: My English in now better and I decided to move to Ottawa
Scene 54.
I decided to come back to Montreal after my internship. It really helped me with my English, which is now better and it helped me when I had to find a job because most of the companies are looking for bilingual people.Choice 1: I got hired for a job in a bank
Choice 2: I got hired for a job in a
Scene 55.
When I did my internship to improve my English in Romania, it helped me develop my skills. I have a better accent and I can speak fluently and I also have more vocabulary. I got hired in a banque and I had to do a training that helped me for the vocabulary related to the bank.Start again: I love my job at the bank and I am always learning new things.
Scene 56.
When I did my internship to improve my English in Romania, it helped me develop my skills. I have a better accent and I can speak fluently and I also have more vocabulary. I got hired in a library and this really helped me, especially when I have English customer.
Start again: I like the fact that languages opens the lots of doors.
Scene 57.
When I came back from Romania to Montreal, I decided to move to Ottawa. It really helped me with my English, which is now better and it helped me when I had to do an interview in English for a company based in Ottawa. They hired me and I now don`t know if I should take the job or no because I`m not sur that I will be able to speak fluently enough.Choice 1: I am going to take the job
Choice 2: I am not going to take the job
Scene 58.
I decided to take the job because I wanted to try and see if I was able to do it and I did.Start again: I am happy with the job I have.
Scene 59.
I decided not to take the job and I regretted. But I found another similar job and I decided to accept and I am happy with this decision.Start again: I have some regrets about the job but this job is good for me too.
Scene 60.
I decided to do an internship in Philippines. I think Philippines is not the first country we actually think about when we try to figure out which country we should choose for an internship and I think that this is what makes it special.Choice 1: I did like my Internship in Philippines
Choice 2: I did not like my Internship in Philippines
Scene 61.
I loved doing my internship in Philippines. I had the chance to meet great and amazing people and made new contacts for the future. I feel like these people are friendly with other people and this is a great quality.Choice 1: I will go back for business
Choice 2: I will not go back to Philippines
Scene 62.
I went back to the Philippines to see the contact I had over there and we opened a successful business and we are planning to expend our business to other countries.Start again: I have my own business in the Philippines.
Scene 63.
I really liked my internship to the Philippines but I want to stay here in Canada for the next five years and maybe just travel a little but inside Canada.Start again: I want to travel but only in canada and visit my own country.
Scene 64.
I did not like my internship in the Philippines and I do regret having spending time for nothing. The program I chose was not good and I have learn nothing over there. It was a real waste of time and money.Choice 1: I decide to never to internship outside of Canada.
Choice 2: I decide to try again.
Scene 65
I decided not to do an internship outside of Canada anymore. I also decided not to trust internet and go to visit the next places where I will do my next internship and make sure I will learn more than this one.Start again: I founded a good way to be sur of the validity of my internship for the next time
Scene 66.
I decided to try another internship outside Canada but closer, in Mexico, and it was also closer to Canada. It ended up being really great and I will probable return one day. Since it`s closer it cost less and you have less chance to lose or be disadvantaged by an internship in MexicoStart again: I will go back to Mexico for another internship.
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